Storks Don't Take Orders From the State

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here. The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Tuesday, May 2, 2023   Storks Don't Take Orders From the State Falling birthrates, pro-natalist policies, and the limits of population control. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown Why Do Federal Bureaucrats Need So Much Firepower? A new report details a startling trend: Federal agencies with no obvious law enforcement purview are spending millions each year on guns and ammunition. By Joe Lancaster The Clock Is Ticking: U.S. Could Default on Debt Payments by June 1 It's time for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to strike a deal that will avoid a default and cut spending. By Eric Boehm Joe Biden More Vulnerable in 2024 Primary Than Donald Trump Ever Was in 2020 If Robert Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson can draw nearly one-third of Democratic support, imagine how more conventional challengers would do. By Matt Welch Joe Biden Wants 4 More Years 'To Finish the Job.' What Job? Plus: A listener questions scrutinizing current attitudes toward executive power. By Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman U.S. Finally Ends Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Travelers, Employees, Head Start The last vestiges of the Biden administration's pandemic mandates are disappearing on May 11. By Robby Soave Police Officer Broke a 61-Year-Old Woman's Leg, Then Bragged About 'Man-Dropping' Her Before assaulting her, the cops taunted her for being homeless, she claims in a newly filed lawsuit. By Emma Camp Supreme Court Could Rein In Administrative State With New Case How the Supreme Court rules in this fisheries case could have major implications for federal regulations of all sorts by altering the Chevron doctrine. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown New York Legalized Marijuana, but a Legal Typo Is Hindering Implementation Correcting the error will require new legislation. By Jacob Sullum ICYMI: How an Ill-Informed Internet Mob Ruined a UVA Student's Life Morgan Bettinger was accused on social media of telling protesters they would make good "speed bumps." It was more than a year before investigations cleared her. By Emma Camp Illustration: Joanna Andreasson; Source images: Andreea Popa/Unsplash, Ricpe/iStock Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe